This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...Thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no?" The net was cunningly spread, but in such a manner that they were caught in it themselves. The Lord immediately saw through the snare, and tore away the hypocritical mask from them, by the simple question, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...Thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no?" The net was cunningly spread, but in such a manner that they were caught in it themselves. The Lord immediately saw through the snare, and tore away the hypocritical mask from them, by the simple question, "Why tempt ye Me?" He then asked them to shew Him a penny, which being done, He takes the coin, holds it up to them, and asks, "Whose image and superscription hath it? They answer, 'Caesar's.'" And He said unto them, "Render, therefore, to Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's." The narrative informs us that they could not take hold of Hit words before the people, and they marvelled at His answer, and held their peace. The third and last accusation brought against Jesus is, that He had said of Himself that He was " Christ, a king." They wish Pilate to understand this in a political sense. But how far the Lord was from causing or fostering such an idea of the object of His coming into the world, my readers well know. The Jews often attempted by force to make Him act the part of a king; and would have borne Him on their hands, and loaded Him with homage and crowns of honour, as the liberator of His people from the disgraceful yoke of foreigners. But as often as He perceived any movement of the kind, He escaped from the multitude, and hid Himself. And when His own disciples expressed similar sentiments respecting the kingdom He came to establish, He never failed to reprove them severely, to rectify their mistakes, and to impress upon them, again and again, the fact that His kingdom came not with outward observation, but was within them. The Jews also were well awar...
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